| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Heliothentinae |
Schinia arcigera (Guenée 1852)
| Common name: listed here as ‘Arc-lined
flower moth.’
Hodges #: 11128. Identification: Rfw 11.1 mm, fw am. line evenly curved, pm line nearly straight; hws of male orange– discal spot small or absent, of female black; massive inner ‘claw’ and three enlarged outer ‘claws.’ on foretibia. Similar species: 11110, 11117, 11132, and 11135. Distribution: southern Canada and United States except Great Basin and Pacific coast. Hosts: Larvae reported from Aster laevis Linnaeus– Smooth blue aster and A. puniceus Linnaeus– Swamp aster.
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ND, Cavalier Co., Pembina Gorge, 11 mi W Walhalla. 14- VIII- 2001, male, coll. G. Fauske.
SD, Melette Co., sweeping 10- VIII- 1980, female, coll. G. Fauske.
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